Road types

Freeway

 Freeway 

Freeways (FW) are all roads with an E-number.

Truck Roads E7, E30, E75 and other 2-way segment E-roads without a central barrier are exceptions.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		5

Naming of Freeways: Please refer to Names

Examples:

• E11 - Sh Zayed Rd, No city, United Arab Emirates

Ramp

 Ramp 

Roads which connect roadways to other roadways as part of an interchange. This includes all freeway exits and entrances.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
	Optional	3-5

Naming of Ramps: Please refer to Names

Examples:

• Exit 39 - D63 > Jumeira
• Exit 22 > D69 - Al Meydan St

Major Highway

 Major Highway 

Major Highways (MH) are all roads with a D - , F - , S - number and main roads outside cities. Two-way segment E-roads, E-labelled Truck Roads and E-labelled roads within cities.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		4

Examples:

• D54 - Sh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan St, No city, United Arab Emirates
• E30 - Al Rawdah Truck Rd, No city, United Arab Emirates

Minor Highway

 Minor Highway 

Minor Highways (mH) are all roads with a D- , F- , S-number and main roads within cities. Two-way segment important connections outside cities.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		3

Examples:

• D94 - Jumeira St, Jumeirah 3 جميرا, United Arab Emirates
• Sultan Bin Zayed The First St, Al Nahyan آل نَهيان, United Arab Emirates

Primary Street

 Primary Street 

Primary Street (PS) is used for main and other important roads inside and out of the city area.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		2

Naming: Please refer to Names

Examples:

• Al Sohool St, The Springs 2 الينابيع, United Arab Emirates

Street

 Street 

Street (St) is the basic road type, most commonly used in (sub)urban areas, industrial zones, country roads.

If applicable check the unpaved attribute instead of using the Off-road/Not Maintained road type.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		1

Naming: Please refer to Names

Examples:

• 43A Street, Al Quoz 4 القوز, United Arab Emirates
• Al Hamra St, Jumeirah 3 جميرا, United Arab Emirates

Street

 Narrow Street 

Narrow streets are drivable, but hard to access by car. It's the kind of roads that are so narrow, you'd rather not get a route through when driving, unless it is significantly faster. However, as a motorcycle, narrow streets are convenient for navigation. Narrow Streets have a penalty for private cars and taxis between 5-10 minutes. Their default driving speed is 10kph until speed data is collected.

Attributes:

Street	City	Lock
		3

Naming: Please refer to Names

Road Type	definition	example	Lock Level	Exceptions
Primary Street	All other main connecting roads	N/A	2	No
Street	All other roads	N/A	1	No
Narrow Street	Narrow streets are drivable, but hard to access by car. It's the kind of roads that are so narrow, you'd rather not get a route through when driving, unless it is significantly faster. However, as a motorcycle, narrow streets are convenient for navigation. Narrow Streets have a penalty for private cars and taxis between 5-10 minutes. Their default driving speed is 10kph until speed data is collected.	N/A	3	No

Other - drivable

Road Type	definition	example	Lock Level	Exceptions
Offroad / Not-Maintained	A road that is physically impossible to drive by a normal sedan and should be avoided when possible. The routing server will also add a 3 hour penalty to such segments, so they will only be picked when there is absolutely no alternative available. All other regular dirt roads, that are still drivable with a standard sedan, should be of the ROAD TYPE Street with the Unpaved attributes checked	N/A	1	No
Parking Lot Road	All parking lot roads; Gas Station roads. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there is no alternative	N/A	1	No
Private Road	All roads which need special permission for access. Routing on these roads has a penalty, and they will only be routed when your destination is on them, or if there's no alternative. Mostly used to setup private installations	N/A	3	No
Ferry	Crossing water	N/A	5	No

Non - drivable

Road Type	definition	example	Lock Level	Exceptions
Railroad	Use for railroad, metro, tram and subway	Public transportation. Set elevation as found and connect to roads, but use Turn Restrictions to prevent routing onto Railroads	5	No
Runway/Taxiway	Airport Runways and Taxiways	Only for airport runways. Never connect to any other road type	3-5	No
Walking Trail	Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a navigation guide routing. Navigation points on a WT will guide you to the nearest driveable segment	Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for routing or parking lot walking times.	3	No
Pedestrian Boardwalk	Use for walking and bicycle paths only if they serve as a visual marker for motorist routing	Set direction unknown and connect where usefull for parking lot walking times. If not needed for that, don't add these	3	No
Stairway	Do NOT use this type			No

Some satellite photos are shifted (in the wrong place) or out of date. Use the WME GPS layer to make roads in the correct place. Satellite and StreetView available from within WME may be used. Local knowledge may be used. External sources of information may not be used.